Re: DNS v. HOSTS

Specify the order in /etc/netsvc.conf

ie: first try dns then the local hosts file to resolv

hosts=bind,local

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From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Russ Hazzon
Sent: 07 August 2007 14:41
To: aix-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: DNS v. HOSTS



I've run into a glitch where my software and printers fail when enable
external DNS servers. Right now everything is mapped via the HOSTS
file. My question is that even when I enable external DNS, doesn't the
HOSTS file take precedence over outside DNS by default?



Russ Hazzon


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